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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were jurors at Socrates' trial?

2. Where was the battle that Socrates miraculously survived?

3. Why did Socrates begin his practice of Socratic inquiry?

4. How many charges were being leveled against Socrates?

5. What did Socrates say would happen if the jury condemned him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Socrates and Euthyphro describe the relationship between deities and mortals?

2. What was the outcome of Socrates' trial?

3. In the context of the dialogue of the same name, what does "apology" mean?

4. What happened with Socrates' friend at the Oracle of Delphi?

5. According to the introductory chapter, why have the notes been included with the text of the Socratic dialogues?

6. Why did Socrates initially pursue his habit of questioning people?

7. Who are Apollo and Artemis?

8. What does Tarrant warn readers about, regarding Socrates, and the various literary characters based on him?

9. Who are some of the authors, mentioned in Book 3, Chapter 1, who wrote about Socrates?

10. What was Socrates' explanation for why he had been, supposedly, challenging the Oracle's answer?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Meletus? Why did he choose to prosecute Socrates? What evidence did his use as a basis for his prosecution? Why did he seek the death penalty for Socrates? Was he acting on behalf of the Athenian government? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Socrates makes a distinction between necessary and sufficient causes. What are necessary causes? What are sufficient causes? What separates them from one another? What are the necessary and sufficient causes relating to Socrates' execution? Are there other examples of necessary and sufficient causes in the dialogues? If so, what are they? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Euthyphro prosecutes his father for murder because he feels it is the right thing to do; Socrates states that loyalty to family should come before the law. Which point of view do you agree with? Why? If you were in Euthyphro's position, what would you have done? Why? Do you think that being in such a position might change Socrates' mind? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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